Critical Reception
Joe Rhodes of The New York Times devoted a review to the character on February 19, 2006:
| “ | About the only thing viewers might not have been able to anticipate was that this season's break-out character would be a high-strung, sharp-tongued and off-her-meds first lady of the United States, a woman who screams, "I will have your family eating dog food out of a can" at Secret Service agents trying to keep her away from a presidential news conference. | ” |
Martha Logan's debut scene has been described by some as "perhaps the most memorable character debut in 24 history." In the debut scene, she proclaimed, "I look like a wedding cake" just before dunking her face into the bathroom sink. Her marriage to President Logan has been described as "one of the highlights of this year." Smart was also nominated for an Emmy for her performance, Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Category, which she lost to Blythe Danner.
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